Argentina

This article has information on border crossings, driving rules, roads and gas prices, camping and hotels.

Basic Facts

Population: 45,482,000

Capital: Buenos Aires

Fun Fact: The name Argentina (from Latin argentum: silver) was first used extensively in the 1612 book Historia del descubrimiento, población, y conquista del Río de la Plata (History of the discovery, population, and conquest of the Río de la Plata) by Ruy Díaz de Guzmán, naming the territory Tierra Argentina (Land of Silver).Spanish Whats Our Name